Brion Gysin’s sound poems occupy a singular place, at the crossroads of the literary field, visual arts, and electroacoustic music. This session will take the form of a “listening game”. Three researchers will each present a “machine poem,” in counterpoint to the Centre Pompidou construction site, recorded by the artist in 1977. Ramuntcho Matta will play his composition The Door, to which Brion Gysin lends his voice, alongside the saxophone of Steve Lacy. Finally, Oana Avasilichioaei will give an original performance, Weather is cut out, an echo is recomposed.

Speakers

Olivier Weil curator of the exhibition Brion Gysin: Le dernier musée (lit.The Last Museum)
Michaël Batalla director of the Centre international de Poésie Marseille
Caitlin Woolsey art historian
James Horton art historian
Pierre Thévenin researcher
Ramuntcho Matta multidisciplinary artist
Oana Avasilichioaei recipient in 2025 of the Bernard Heidsieck International Literature Prize – Centre Pompidou

A proposal by Pierre Thévenin, as part of the exhibition Brion Gysin. Le dernier musée at the musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.

With the support of Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Paris Saclay, the Clark Art Institute, the Centre de culture et de ressources de Lizière, OI Scult Université Paris Saclay, the Institute of Social Sciences of Politics (UMR 7220), the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec and the Centre International de Poésie Marseille.